For almost two centuries DTU, Technical University of Denmark, has been dedicated to fulfilling the vision of H.C. Ørsted—the father of electromagnetism—who founded the university in 1829 to develop and create value using the natural sciences and the technical sciences to benefit society.
Today, DTU is ranked as one of the foremost technical universities in Europe, continues to set new records in the number of publications, and persistently increase and develop our partnerships with industry, and assignments accomplished by DTU’s scientific advice.
Position Title:PhD
Principle Investigator fo Scholarship: Pr. Morten Sommer
Location: Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
Tenure: 3 years
Eligibility:
Mandatory requirements:
• Master degree in biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, bioengineering, Microbiology or similar
• Laboratory experience with molecular biology or Microbiology
• Strong work ethic and motivation to succeed within a competitive research field
• Team oriented personality and good ability to work well with others
• Early achievements documenting ability to innovate
• Strong ability for independent thinking
• Willingness to make their PhD research their main priority
Preference given to a candidate with experience in:
• Bioinformatics or computational capabilities
• High throughput screening
• Cloning and molecular biology
• Flow Cytometry based analysis (preferably flow-seq)
• Next generation DNA sequencing and analysis
• Ability to write scripts in Matlab, R, perl, python or other language/platform
Job Description:
The group studies the organization and dynamics of microbial communities as they relate to human health and industrial Biotechnology. We develop and apply novel technologies within the fields of systems biology, computational biology, functional metagenomics, synthetic biology, lab evolution to study:
- Antibiotic resistance
- Metabolic engineering
- Phenotypic variation and stability
How to Apply:
Applications must be submitted as one pdf file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online," fill in the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one pdf file. The file must include:
- A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
- Curriculum vitae
- Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma
- Excel sheet with translation of grades to the Danish grading system
Deadline: 14 February 2016
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